Phonograph record envelope



Nov. 6, 1951 s, w, MccART 2,574,050

PHONOGRAPH RECORD ENVELOPE Filed April 5, 1948 2 SI-IEETSS!-EET 1 1N VENTOR. Z d e/maze! [If 17/6 6'01? ATTOM'I Nov. 6, 1951 S. W. M CART PHONOGRAPH RECORD ENVELOPE 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 Filed April 5, 1948 INVENTOR. db/IIe/eZflZJ/c 6022 ATTOBMY Patented Nov. 6, 1951 UNITED F F ICE :rnonoemrn REoonmENvEn-om JLSamueIWi Mecm, wlsmn mme. i-Ap p'licationApril 5, 1948,- Serial NoF-19;115

- 'Ilhis invention relatestoa recordenvelope.

More particularly, thei-nventionr is: concerned with an envelope -for removably :receiving a phonograph record; the envelope being: adapted for movable= disposition in-analbum, cabinet or other :suitable 7- container, --wherebythe recordis protected when notin use-and' which 'ca-n -be readily *withdrawn from the envelope "without complete withdrawal of the envelopewfrom the container.

. Record'envelopesior the:above noted'purpose .are well :known, and whilethe prior envelopes contains a record, 'the.record-spacellaterally will be filled, with-the opposing sides .of the envelopes in contact, whereby'fthe envelopes will all remain in vertical, position within the. receptacle.

Generally, in these known arrangements, a holder or container of special 'design-hasbeen required and the envelopes cannotIbeused in .an ordinary rectangular .holder made of cardboard or similar material. L'Insu'chan arrangement,

however,- when .the..holderlcontains. only empty.

envelopes or when only. a.porti0n.0f. the. envelopes contain records, as most often will be the case, the lateralh'older-space is not fi1led;- the envelopes, due to their relatively flimsy nature, will not stand erect, but will lop 'over toward one or both lateral walls, .due to their' own weight or their Weight with that of any containedrecords, thereby makingit necessary tostraighten the envelopes to a vertical position each time. it is desiredto insert or to withdraw a record,tth'ereby causing such great inconvenience and irritability as .to make "the arrangementmseless. Furthermore, the leaning of any. contained. records toward". the sidewalls promotes warpingofthe' records.

It is accordingly aprimarybbject of this invention to provide a recordenvelope wherebyrthe above noted objections to existing: envelopes are satisfactorily overcome.

A further object of the invention is to provide a record envelope for the above noted use whereby :2 aag'iven number of envelopes "may be supported in -faceto=rfa'ce con-tact within'a receptacle, whether -01; not sameeare filled' with records, and at all times-be inavertical position. rAnstill-sfurthen and more specific 'object of the invention-isto provide. a record-supporting envelope including opposed side walls,- to -which-a .pluralityof spacer blocks are secured, which :blocksaresubstantially of a thickness equal to a record to -be-supported thereby, and with the blocksiso disposed-as to permit placing ofa record .in--the-.-envelope--and removal therefrom, and so disposed thatthereare always at least-two spacer blocks adjacent the front of the alinedenvelopes. *gO-ther objectszand advantages of the invention lwill beoome apparent in the course of the following detailed description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein Figura-l-is-aplain view of the envelope prior to connectioncf-the twosidesthereof and showinga record iinnthe position assumed thereby in the completed envelope.

.Eig..2.is.an edge'view of the partially completed envelope of .Eig. lsas viewed from the left thereof.

z-Fig.-3z-isz a .side-e1evational --view of the com- :pleted envelope-and showing a record therein.

.EigA isahorizontal sectional view in the plane 'of l-ine 4-44 .on.Fig. 3.

Eig.-.5l.is a vertical sectional viewxof .a container asviewed f-rom. above and in a plane parallel withi-ts-oppositeside walls and showing envelopes therein, with one thereof moved'for-wardly for withdrawal of a contained record.

R;e ferring-now:indetail to the drawings by use of reference characters, E designates the envelope .in its entirety. :Theenvelope is preferably constructed of relativelylheavy-paper from-which it is initially-cut tothe-blankform shown in Fig. 1. This envelope blank comprises the opposing envelope-side walls B and-H adapted for .iolding-on the dot-anddashgli-neain bringing theside walls :into parallel relation.

The -wall pportions H) .and II have aligning upper vertical; edges l-2T-and lower aligning: edges -l3 which-inclinetoward the bottom edge lfl'of the envelope at the. position of the 1 fold line a, theeportions' =I-0 and II having aligning vertical edges lfi whichg provide the'rear edge,'while edges titand l3=are the-forward edges. {The -wall, portion In is; provided with 'axpair of frontiflapsrl fieand ll' anda rear flap I 8, which .fiaps,-=.attencfolding sideportion I I about-the line a into parallel relation with side portion II), are

bent upon the respective fold lines I), c and d and lapped over the outer face of portion I l and suitably adhesively secured thereto in the provision of the envelope as shown in Figs. 3 and 4.

The height of the envelope may be such that a record R projects slightly above the top mouth edge, but such edge preferably comprises a front horizontal portion [9 in the portions of the side walls of maximum height and a second horizontal portion 20 below the portion 19, whereby a substantial segment of the record is accessible for grasping in removing same from or for placing same in the envelope.

Spacers 22 and 23 are suitably secured to a face of one or both of the side walls, and spacer 2| to the face of one side wall, here shown as wall I0. These spacers are in the form of relatively thin blocks constructed of fiberboard or any other suitable relatively rigid material. The

blocks 2| and 22 are disposed near the upper and lower front corners of the envelope and while same may preferably be triangular, as shown, they may be of other forms. The block 23 is dis posed adjacent the lower rear corner of the envelope, and while it may be various forms or sizes, it is preferably of substantial vertical dimensions, for the reason that the rear upper corner is not provided with a spacer.

These spacers are of a thickness substantially equal to that of the record R, and for different size records having different thicknesses, blocks of corresponding thickness should be provided. 7

The spacer block 22 is provided with an aperture 24, and the side wall I I and flap I? are provided with apertures 25 and 26, respectively, which, in the assembled envelope, align with aperture 24 in the provision of the rod-receiving aperture 21, as indicated on Fig. 3.

The envelopes constructed as described are adapted for support in a suitable container C (Fig. 5), and a rod or other suitable pivot means 28 extends through the aligned apertures 21 in the envelopes. I

As indicated in Fig. 5, the bottom edges I4 01 the envelopes rest on the bottom wall 29 of the container, and the envelopes are individually tiltable forwardly about the corners 30 and around the rod 28 for removing a record from or placing same in an envelope. The rear, portions of the top edges of the envelopes are preferably rounded, as at 3 I, whereby the space in the container above the envelopes may be restricted without interfering with the tilting of the envelopes.

Since the apertured spacer block 22 is aligned with the rod-receiving aperture 21, the envelopes are well guarded against the tear at this point. The spacer block 21 is beveled at 2| to facilitate withdrawal of the record R in avoiding catching of the record on an otherwise present shoulder on the block.

It will be observed from Fig. 1 that the envelope for any particular size record is of such dimensions that the record may have contact with the front, rear, and bottom edges of the envelope at the three points e, f, and g, whereby the record wil1 be restrained in its plane within the envelope and will be retained out of contact with the spacer blocks 2|, 22 and 23. Preferably, however, the record is of a slightly less diameter than the width of the envelope and may contact one or the other of the side edges upon slight movement in the direction of the short lines shown on Fig; 1. However, it will be observed that the record is always in contact with the bottom edge of the envelope. The envelope will, in accordance with usual practice, be provided with identification tabs T.

With the use of the spacers as disclosed, the sides of the envelopes within the container will be maintained in contact at the front and rear edges whether or not records are in the envelopes, whereby the hitherto free space in the cabinet will not be present, and accordingly the envelopes will all remain in parallel vertical position without lopping over or becoming laterally inclined about the rod 28.

*With the improved envelope, a record collector may provide a container having sufficient envelopes supported therein such that the container space will be filled when each envelope contains a record. He need not, however, be inconvenienced in a disarrangement of the envelopes, even though he has few or even no records in his possession, and he may then fill the envelopes at his leisure or as his financial ability may permit.

While I have disclosed my invention in accordance with a single specific embodiment thereof, such is to be considered as illustrative only, and not restrictive, the scope of the invention being defined in the following claim. 7

What I claim and desire to obtain by U. S. Letters Patent is:

A record envelope of generally rectangular form adapted for vertical disposition in use and including opposed side walls connected at the bottom and side edges and free at the top edge in the provision of a record admission and withdrawal mouth, a triangular spacer disposed in each of the upper and lower corners of the envelope at one edge thereof, and a spacer of substantial vertical extent disposed adjacent the lower corner of the envelope at the other edge thereof, the triangular spacer at the lower corner and the spacer of substantial vertical extent being disposed outwardlyof a circle tangent to said bottom and side edges, and the triangular spacer at the upper corner being connected to one side wall and free of the other side wall for admission of a record to and withdrawal thereof from the envelope in the general plane thereof, one edge of the upper triangular spacer extending in angular relation to the top edge and adjacent side edge of the envelope in substantial spaced relation to the adjacent corner thereof, and said edge being bevelled to direct a record between said upper triangular spacer and said other side wall of the envelope upon withdrawal of the record from the envelope.

SAMUEL W. MCCART.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Great Britain 1913 

